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M135i
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Been a while since i have updated this thread... Not much has happened... Went on dubrun, epic journey. Car was a dream to drive all the way down and back up. Managed 7l/100km going down...
This weekend i sourced a carbon front splitter from cf accessories.
They were kind enough to arrange i get it a bit closer to the warehouse from where i was coming.
Big thanks to the guys there, and Kevin.
Some pics after fitment
Let me know what you think
Sent from my iPhone
Oh, forgot to mention.
Also got the double line front gloss black grill from CF Accessories a while back...
Looks great in my opinion and sort of has a subtle change to the normal front grills seen on the F20's...
Now I need to save up for tyres...looking at the Yoki advan AD08's...
This weekend i sourced a carbon front splitter from cf accessories.
They were kind enough to arrange i get it a bit closer to the warehouse from where i was coming.
Big thanks to the guys there, and Kevin.
Some pics after fitment
Let me know what you think
Sent from my iPhone
Oh, forgot to mention.
Also got the double line front gloss black grill from CF Accessories a while back...
Looks great in my opinion and sort of has a subtle change to the normal front grills seen on the F20's...
Now I need to save up for tyres...looking at the Yoki advan AD08's...
M135i
Well-known member
So Update.
Thinking of Selling my baby....
2013 model with 45 000km, MP still in tact till July 2018.
Virtually nothing wrong with the car...frequently waxed and mostly used for long journeys...Have a bakkie as a daily.
Looking at around R370 000.
I have full frontal VPS on the car as well.
Rest of the details as in this thread...so please have a look.
Thanks
Thinking of Selling my baby....
2013 model with 45 000km, MP still in tact till July 2018.
Virtually nothing wrong with the car...frequently waxed and mostly used for long journeys...Have a bakkie as a daily.
Looking at around R370 000.
I have full frontal VPS on the car as well.
Rest of the details as in this thread...so please have a look.
Thanks
M135i
Well-known member
@ QuickM
Hi There.
I got my splitter from CF Accessories.
However they were not able to give me a name of the style.
I have searched the net and cannot find anyone with the same splitter as mine...
In fact when i went to buy it, i was expecting the normal 3D one we see all over...then they had this one, and i liked it allot more. So got it.
@Greco, yes auto is amazingly quick with the shifts....im just too old school and prefer the 3 pedals.
I have a utility bakkie as a daily so i wanna have fun with the manual when in the 135...
Wish i spec'd mine with the HK sound...but alas so we learn. The Hi Fi professional is not too bad...
@K_S
Thank you sir!
Once MP is out thinking of going coilovers and selling the ACS springs for a lower ride
An Update:
So i had this strange issue when slightly turning the steering wheel left or right...Took it in and they diagnosed the issue being faulty steering rack.
Waited for a new steering rack from Germany for 1 week...Then the fitted it but the noise and thump feel was still there.
Next plan of action was to replace tie rod end...done.
No avail, felt a little better but the issue was still there...i took it back.
I was then told that this is a common characteristic of the F20 and would have to live with it.
I wasn't very happy with the answer, but went on my merry way.
That weekend got my car on some ramps and me and my brother had a look, one would turn the steering wheel and the other equipped with a torch looked around underneath to try find the source.
After 10min we narrowed it down to spring and upper shock mount.
Seems as thought the spring somehow shifted and the upper strut mount bearing gave way too...took it back and this was replaced. Both sides, left and right for peace of mind.
Happy to report that solved the issue...
In case anyone experiences something similar...
Hi There.
I got my splitter from CF Accessories.
However they were not able to give me a name of the style.
I have searched the net and cannot find anyone with the same splitter as mine...
In fact when i went to buy it, i was expecting the normal 3D one we see all over...then they had this one, and i liked it allot more. So got it.
@Greco, yes auto is amazingly quick with the shifts....im just too old school and prefer the 3 pedals.
I have a utility bakkie as a daily so i wanna have fun with the manual when in the 135...
Wish i spec'd mine with the HK sound...but alas so we learn. The Hi Fi professional is not too bad...
@K_S
Thank you sir!
Once MP is out thinking of going coilovers and selling the ACS springs for a lower ride
An Update:
So i had this strange issue when slightly turning the steering wheel left or right...Took it in and they diagnosed the issue being faulty steering rack.
Waited for a new steering rack from Germany for 1 week...Then the fitted it but the noise and thump feel was still there.
Next plan of action was to replace tie rod end...done.
No avail, felt a little better but the issue was still there...i took it back.
I was then told that this is a common characteristic of the F20 and would have to live with it.
I wasn't very happy with the answer, but went on my merry way.
That weekend got my car on some ramps and me and my brother had a look, one would turn the steering wheel and the other equipped with a torch looked around underneath to try find the source.
After 10min we narrowed it down to spring and upper shock mount.
Seems as thought the spring somehow shifted and the upper strut mount bearing gave way too...took it back and this was replaced. Both sides, left and right for peace of mind.
Happy to report that solved the issue...
In case anyone experiences something similar...
